Bicycle-support



(No Model.)

O. J. O'CONNOR 8: J. G. HODGB.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

N0. 593,812. Patented Nov. 16, 1897.

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A CHRISTOPHER J; OOONNOR AND JoHN e. Hones, OF PHILADELPHIA,

- PENNSYLVANIA.

BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters liatent No. 593,812, dated November 16, 1897. Application filed December 4,1896. Serial No. 614,446. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHRISTOPHER J. OCoN- NOR and JOHN G. HODGE, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of. Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bicycle- Supports, 'of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in bicycle-supports, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and effective device of this description by means of which a bicycle may be supported in an upright position without the use of a separate stand, thereby enabling the user of such a machine to leave the bicycle in any locality perfectly supported without the necessity of having to find a support therefor.

With this end in view this inventionconsists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth .and then specificallydesignated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, its construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the rear portion of a bicycle-frame having our improvement applied thereto, the latter being in its active position; Fig. 2, a similar view, the support being elevated out of operation; Fig. 3, a perspective of the support detached from the bicycle; Fig. 4, a similar view of the spreader; Fig. 5, a vertical section of the latch-tube or housing to which the support-rods are pivoted, and Fig. 6 a slightly-modified form of our improvement.

In carrying out ourinvention as here embodied we provide a plate A, which has formed therewith three ears B, by means of which it is secured to the rear braces O of the bicycle and also to the cross-brace D. Through this plate are formed the holes E, and a boss F is located between the holes, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, so that when the rods G, which are passed through these holes, are forced downward the holes and boss will tend to spread said rods. The rods G are pivoted at their upper ends to the enlargement H of the latcht-ube I, so that when said tube is moved'up and down the rods will be either depressed or elevated, as the case may be, and'in order that said rods may be held in their depressed position with sufficient rigidity to support the bicycle in an upright position a latch-bolt J is fitted to slide crosswise of the tube and a lever K is pivoted at L, one end of which pro jects into engagement with the bolt, while the opposite end has pivoted thereto the rod M, which, passing upward, projects beyond the upper end of the tube and is provided with a knob or button N. A spring 0 is interposed between a collar P, secured upon this rod, and a bridge Q, formed in the tube, for restoring the rod to its normally-elevated position, from which it will be seen that when the rod M is depressed the bolt J will be retracted, whereas when said rod is released the spring 0 will force it upward, thus shooting the bolt outward for the purpose next eX- plained.

A clip R is secured around the saddle-post tube of the bicycle and so located that when the latch is in its lowered position the latchbolt will shoot beneath this clip, thereby holding the tube in its lowered position and giving-to the rods Gr sufficient rigidity to support the bicycle in its elevated position, as before described. 7

When the rods G are drawn upward, it is essential that they may be retained in this position, and we therefore provide a clip S, which is secured to the saddle-post tube and is provided with a notch T, with which the bolt J may engage when the tube is elevated and thus hold the rods G against accidental displacement, and in order that the latch-tube may also be held parallel with the saddle-post tube a spring-clip U is secured to the last- "S and force the latch-tube downward, which will likewise carry the rods G downward, at

the same time spreading them by the action of the holes E and boss T until they are brought in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, which will cause their lower ends to bear upon the ground or surface upon which the bicycle is standing, and when the latch-bolt passes beneath the clip R these rods will be thus retained against an upward movement, thereby retaining the bicycle in the desired position. Now when it is necessary to withdraw the support-rods G from active position this is accomplished by a reverse movement of the latch Q, by first depressing the button N, which will retract the bolt J and permit this reverse movement.

The lower ends of the rods G are curved outward, so that when they are drawn upward they will further insure the complete folding of the rods upon themselves, and in practice it is preferable to have the lower ends of these rods provided with the ferrules or caps V, by means of which they may be lengthened orshortened, as occasion requires, by the running of the ferrules on or oil of said rods.

The modification shown in Fig. 6 contemplates the use of a hook XV instead of the latch-bolt, and this hook is arranged to enter into engagement with an eye X, formed with the clip Y, and by iuterposing a spring Z between the lower end of the sleeve a and the head 1), formed upon the rod (1, the hook will be forced upward and firmly held in e11- gagement with this eye, but when it is necessary to release the hook from the eye the sleeve to is forced outward against the action lug may be formed therewith adapted to enter into engagement with a notch formed in the spreader-plate, and this will give more stability to the supporter when in use.

It is obvious that when a bicycle is supplied with our improvementit may be stopped at any point along the road and properly supported without the assistance of the rider, and also that bicycles so supplied may be supported in an exhibition room or window without the usual separate support now necessary for that purpose.

Among other advantages of our improvement is its exceeding simplicity and cheapness and the readiness with which it may be brought into or removed from its active position and the fact that it may be secured as an attachment to any bicycle already constructed, since it is simply clamped to certain parts of the frame thereof.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and useful is In'a bicycle-support, a plate secured to the frame of a wheel, three rods slidable through openings in the plate,a rod dto which the firstnamed rods are pivoted at theirends, a sleeve surrounding the rod d, a hook extending outward and upward from the sleeve, a clip engaged by the hook, and a spring interposed between the end of the sleeve and a collar on the rod, said spring pressing the sleeve upward, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER J. OCONNOR. JOHN G. IIODGE. Witnesses:

S. S. WILLIAMsON, 1 MARK BUFORD. 

